twomedicine
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Howdy,
I was hoping someone could fill me in on a few simple questions about the use of the ignition system with the security feature.
1) Is there any reason why a guy couldn't leave the transponder key in the ignition and turned back to the accessory position overnight?
2) Is there any special care given to the transponder key? Like, will water submersion do it harm, or getting it too close to a magnetic source...?
I ask about the key left in the accessory position overnight because I found that at 6'2" I can sleep in the X very comfortably, and stretched out totally. But I found that when the windows were partially down, and the rain starts, it's a pain to get up and turn the key for powering the electric window motors. Since I am usually by myself, and sometimes 40 miles from the hardtop, and then another 60 miles to a town, I don't want to test leaving the accessory switch on overnight when I don't know better on these newer vehicles. I have walked out before and usually after a week's backpacking trip already, I don't need more walking to get help/
Yes, I could test it at home, but I thought I'd ask the experienced first.
Call me twocautious, but I hate to do something stupid (it's not in the owner's manual)
thanks, Twomedicine
I was hoping someone could fill me in on a few simple questions about the use of the ignition system with the security feature.
1) Is there any reason why a guy couldn't leave the transponder key in the ignition and turned back to the accessory position overnight?
2) Is there any special care given to the transponder key? Like, will water submersion do it harm, or getting it too close to a magnetic source...?
I ask about the key left in the accessory position overnight because I found that at 6'2" I can sleep in the X very comfortably, and stretched out totally. But I found that when the windows were partially down, and the rain starts, it's a pain to get up and turn the key for powering the electric window motors. Since I am usually by myself, and sometimes 40 miles from the hardtop, and then another 60 miles to a town, I don't want to test leaving the accessory switch on overnight when I don't know better on these newer vehicles. I have walked out before and usually after a week's backpacking trip already, I don't need more walking to get help/
Yes, I could test it at home, but I thought I'd ask the experienced first.
Call me twocautious, but I hate to do something stupid (it's not in the owner's manual)
thanks, Twomedicine